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The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center will hold its annual Harvest Moon Ball on Saturday, Oct. 24 starting with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at Hanah Mountain Resort in Margaretville.

By Julia Green
The much-anticipated Dollar General store officially opened its doors last Wednesday, though the official “Grand Opening” weekend will be held sometime in November. So far, however, despite a notably absent announcement of its opening, business at the new retail location, on lower Main Street next to the post office, has been steady.

Margaretville — Looking to learn more about MARK’s projects and programs? Log onto www.markproject.org and take a peek. MARK staff members have been working hard to create a Web site that is as comprehensive in its presentation of information as MARK is in its program development and delivery.

An opening reception for a group show of 25 Longyear Gallery artists titled “Celebrating Delaware County” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the gallery on the second floor of the Margaretville Commons building at 785 Main Street. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday and holiday Mondays.

By Jay Braman Jr.
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center has been named Ulster County Tourism Business of the Year by a committee representing the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce and the Ulster County Development Corp.
The awards recognize county entrepreneurs and businesses for leadership in their sectors, achievement of outstanding results and dedication and commitment to furthering business and the quality of life in Ulster County and the Hudson Valley.

Roxbury — Tanglefoot, the tumultuous band from Canada, a perennial favorite at The Roxbury Arts Group will play its last U.S. concert at RAG on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors. Reservations are essential, call 607 326-7908.

By Julia Green
The German-American Club of the Northern Catskills will hold its 10th Annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center’s Discovery Lodge.
Music by the Schwarzenegger Connection and Bavarian folk dancers will set the tone at the event, which will feature vendors selling a variety of German crafts, including wood carvings, amber jewelry, beer steins, and clothing. German refreshments, including imported German beer, homemade cakes, German specialty cakes, bratwurst, soups, and other German classics will also be available.

By Jay Braman Jr.
It appears the ongoing farm-stand flap in Shandaken is at a stalemate. A proposed farm-stand law remains in limbo, and in the meantime the man that stands to be most affected by the law made a last ditch effort recently to get the town board to scrap it altogether and start fresh.
Al Higley, the operator of the Hanover Farms produce stand on Route 28 in Mount Tremper, made an appeal to the board at the town council’s October meeting, saying that it would be a bad idea for the board to pass the law as proposed.

Margaretville — Whether you are involved with a community organization, a merchant in the region, a tourism related facility, scout troop, or a skilled crafter, there is no better place to showcase your commodities than on a float at the second annual Holiday Parade as it returns to Margaretville’s Main Street with an unparalled pageantry of holiday and community spirit. This fanfare of floats and marchers begins at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28.